Passage Two
According to a study by Clinic Compare, the unhealthiest country in the world is the Czech Republic(捷克共和国).This study, which analyzed alcohol, tobacco consumption, and obesity in 179 countries, found that residents of the Czech Republic are among the heaviest drinkers globally. Notably, nine of the ten unhealthiest countries are in Eastern Europe, where smoking rates are high, especially among teenagers. The only exception is the USA, where 36% of the population is obese.
However, the study should be viewed critically.It ranks Afghanistan (阿富汗) as the healthiest country due to low obesity and alcohol consumption, followed by Guinea (几内亚) and Niger(尼日尔).Yet,these countries are not necessarily healthy places to live in.For instance, Guinea,DR Congo(刚果民主共和国),Malawi(马拉维),and Mozambique(莫桑比克), which are among the healthiest in this study were among the least healthy nations in another study, the Global Competitiveness Index that takes some other critical factors into consideration.
High consumption of alcohol, tobacco and food are diseases of affluence, while many countries, especially in Africa, are still struggling with diseases of poverty. For example, the average life expectancy in DR Congo is only 53 years. In Malawi, tuberculosis (肺病) and HIV are common. These countries lack basic medical facilities and trained doctors. In Mozambique, where 30% of people cannot access health services, lack of nutrients(营养物) in the diet is a far more common medical problem than being overweight.
Moreover, Nepal (尼泊尔),listed by Clinic Compare as the fourth healthiest country,is the tenth most polluted country and Afghanistan was rated the fourteenth in terms of air pollution. Air pollution is a killer, with 7 million people dying worldwide each year from diseases associated with it. It is not just vehicle fumes and industries which are the problem. Around 2.4 billion people worldwide are exposed to dangerous levels of household air pollution while cooking on fires or stoves fueled by kerosene(煤油), wood, dung(粪) and coal.
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